3 Stunning Beaches in Wales

While we were at Bluestones we took the opportunity to visit some of the local beaches as the weather was glorious and we wanted to make the most of it.

The ones we visited were:

Saundersfoot

We headed here on a bit of a whim Hubby had seen it and wanted to test it out. It is only a few miles from Bluestones and only took about 15/20 minutes by car. As you come into the village you get the option to head towards the South Beach or the North Beach. We decided to head North which feels like you are being taken away from the village and the beach. However you will see a sign for a large purpose built carpark a few hundred yards down the road. Its a pay and display carpark and has a cafe as well, although we didn’t visit it, instead heading straight down to the sea. There is a reasonable flight of steps which takes you right down onto the beach.

Where we were was unspoilt, it looks as though there might be more of a promenade towards the South area. However Monkey was more fascinated with the rocks that the receding tide had left behind. They were covered in barnacles and muscles with plenty of rock pools, Hubby set about finding razor clam shells straight away. We kicked ourselves that we had left the net at home! There were crabs and little fish as well as anemones and even a rather dead looking dog fish! We had only put an hour on the car because we had planned to go onto the Tenby and it went in a flash. Monkey had a lovely time climbing on the rocks and investigating the sea life. It would be a great spot for a picnic.

Tenby

From Saundersfoot we took the short drive to Tenby and parked in the town centre in the carpark which was the closest to the beach. Again it was a pay and display. It looked like a lovely little town and if we had, had more time then I would have loved to explore. Instead we headed straight to the beach.

There is a very steep cliff face with concrete steps and a hand rail, we managed with Monkey but if you had really young ones you would need to carry them and its not suitable for buggies. However once on the beach this is the view you are treated with when looking back. Its is very pretty and a vast beach! The tide was on its way out when we visited and left behind sand which was really soft and sunk away so it was fun leaving footprints behind. We took a walk along the shoreline to the fort.

Monkey had noticed a cave and wanted to explore. We weren’t really prepared with rugs, buckets and spades so couldn’t really build a castle so it seemed like a good option. He enjoyed running back and forth on the walk over.

To be honest it was nice to get out in the sun, and it was so warm we didn’t even need a coat, Hubby was walking around in a T- Shirt in October!! Once we got to the cave, Monkey had second thoughts and we had to convince him to pose for a photo. Might be something to do with the troll stories that Hubby had thought up on the way over!! There were a couple of other caves as well although smaller. The stones and shells found in the caves were a lot bigger that other parts of the beach. We found some shell pictures which really interested Monkey and he insisted we made our own. It was possible to climb up to the fort although we didn’t as Monkey was getting tired.

Of course we did have time to stop by a little cart selling ice cream, which we greatly deserved after the climb back up. Although Monkey did insist on having the ‘blue’ one! I will never like the bubblegum flavour!

Llantwit Major

On the day we left we decided to pay a visit to Llantwit which is on our way home and a village which I actually spent the first three and a bit years of my life living. I wanted to replicate a picture I have of my Father and me on the beach when I was a toddler, although Monkey is a bit older than that now!! The beach itself is about a mile away from where I use to live and down a single track road. There is a small carpark, toilets and a cafe.

Other than that there is a beach full of grey stones, its quite unlike any other beach I have ever visited. It does make access reasonably difficult, again it wouldn’t be any good with a buggy. Monkey was okay balancing although in places he needed our help. Its quite stunning really (although I am biased).

As the tide was out some sand was revealed although it was very wet so we couldn’t build anything! But Monkey had fun splashing about and digging in it with his wellies.

Many of the stones had green seaweed on them and soon a game of stepping stones broke out, especially as Hubby did not have wellies on and didn’t want wet feet! It was a nice trip down memory lane. I am not really sure if Monkey got that I lived there when I was his age, he is still trying to get his head round the fact that Nannie is my Mummy and Grandpa is my Daddy. A fact which is made harder by the fact that both my parents have remarried. But selfishly it was nice for me to relive some childhood steps.

Such gorgeous photos – I love the beach although I don’t know this part of Wales as much as the north coast. When we were at Bluestone, we only had a few days so spent it all exploring the site. Would love to go back and discover more of Pembrokeshire. #whatevertheweather

Wow! They are certainly stunning beaches! I love that you recreated a childhood photo of you and your dad, are you going to display the photos together so Monkey can see and compare them? I always forget nets when we go to the beach, I really need to remember, it looks like you had great fun without it anyway? The colourful buildings at the top of the cliffs make a fantastic photo, I wonder how quickly that area of the coast is eroded? Hopefully they’ll be there for a long time yet.
Thanks so much for linking up to #Whatevertheweather 🙂 x

This is fantastic! What a beautiful beach & the weather sounds fab. It’s been lovely & warm here in Ireland this October as well. I love the photo of you & monkey on the rocks. Great to know there is a toilet there – my favorite beaches all have a toilet near by lol x

Well, I know I am biased because I have lived in Wales all my life, but we do indeed have some stunning beaches! My now-husband actually proposed to me at the beach in Saundersfoot. It’s one of our favourite places. How lovely that you got to go back to Llantwit to visit! Not too far from me here in Cardiff. I love the pebbly coast we have in the Vale of Glamorgan and down to Bridgend. It’s so dramatic and makes a lovely change compared to sandy ones. x

You really can’t beat day trips to the beach. I really want to go to Bluestone. It sounds really great and it’s good that there are beaches not too far away as well. It looks like he had so much fun digging, splashing and exploring. I must admit I’ll never like blue bubblegum flavour ice cream either. Yuck! Your photos are so beautiful I’m glad you had a really good holiday and got to explore some childhood memories too! Thank you so much for linking up to #whatevertheweather xx

A lovely look at the welsh beaches, I will have to show my eldest who now has his heart set on Cardiff Uni next year, it will make his day to know there are some lovely beaches around too. Sounds like a lovely trip down memory lane for you and a gorgeous day for your beach expedition. Thank you for sharing with me on Country Kids.

Such lovely beaches. I don’t think I’ve ever visited any of them. Barmouth beach is absolutely stunning, lots of soft sand without stones and plenty of sand dunes at one end by the harbour #countrykids

Lovely photos! The beaches are so different from our beaches here in Yorkshire! I haven’t been to Wales even though it’s close(ish) and I am really keen to go in the Spring. I love the you recreated a childhood photo as well. #mondayescapes

We went to Tenby a few years ago, simply gorgeous, if not quite easily accessible. Really not good for our little one, but it was beautiful. Our favourite beach is Weymouth, if you haven’t been, I highly recommend it. It was the best family friendly beach we had ever been to, absolutely love it there!

Beautiful photos! It shows you really do not have to go abroad to experience stunning beaches. I have been dropping huge hints to visit Bluestone in Pembrokeshire to my husband for a while now… its not working, I may just have to book it myself! #MondayEscapes

Goodness me what stunning photos! It looks like you had an awesome time. We went to Tenby when we went to Bluestone too and the beach was as lovely as your pictures. Thanks for linking up to #lovelythings

I love beaches with rock pool and caves – they are so much fun to explore. We are really lucky your live close to the sea but I can’t say that our beaches are as beautiful or as interesting as the ones you visited in Wales. #MonfsyEscapes

Happy days! 🙂 We were last in Tenby when my daughter was small and she’s in her 40’s now (sssh, don’t tell! 🙂 ). Our weather was pretty mixed but I do remember that glorious expanse of beach, and Saundersfoot just dimly. (I’m over on the north east coast where the beaches are pretty good too but the sea somewhat nippy)

haha funny, as Laura I sometimes forget that the UK has beaches. But yes, I do know there are many of them, and actually very pretty like this one.
So sweet that Monkey is trying to understand that his grandparents are your parents haha.
I also had a beach where I spent my childhood in Brazil. I went there recently 😀
Lovely photos!